Leads Mastercard’s global antitrust and competition law compliance policy. Responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, designing controls, monitoring compliance, developing training and communications, reporting to senior stakeholders, managing regulatory investigations, evaluating products and technologies, and improving processes through technology and AI. Advises senior business leaders and partners across legal, compliance, HR, and business teams on US and EU competition law requirements.
Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title and Summary
Senior Counsel for Competition Law, Compliance and Policy
As Mastercard's Director, Senior Counsel for Competition Law, Compliance and Policy, you will help define, lead and oversee Mastercard's competition law and antitrust compliance policy. You will partner with all business lines to enable innovation and growth, whilst ensuring compliance in a rapidly evolving business and regulatory environment.
Role:• Report to the VP, Senior Managing Counsel, Competition Law, Compliance and Policy, and serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and their teams.• Help define, lead and oversee Mastercard's competition law and antitrust compliance policy, by:
o Managing Mastercard's Global Antitrust and Competition Law Policy to ensure that it reflects current developments in the law and the evolution of Mastercard's business.
o Performing periodic global competition law compliance risk assessments and designing and implementing controls to mitigate the identified risks.
o Implementing a comprehensive monitoring and testing program to measure and ensure the effectiveness of the Policy.
o Partnering with compliance and HR training teams to design, develop and implement online training and conduct live training.
o Developing and implementing a communications plan to enhance awareness of the Policy and presenting reports to senior management, risk and compliance committees.
o Identifying opportunities to streamline processes and drive efficiencies; including through technology and AI.
o Working closely with compliance and the law department to oversee and manage regulatory investigations and inquiries related to competition law/antitrust matters.
o Partnering with business and legal colleagues to evaluate and assess products, services and technologies to ensure compliance with competition laws and regulations.
All About You:
o Antitrust and competition law experience both as an outside counsel and in-house counsel with a deep understanding of US and EU competition laws.
o Prior experience and responsibility for developing and implementing antitrust compliance programs as an in-house counsel on either a regional or global level.
o Strong project management, process improvement skills and communication skills.
o Excellent strategic judgment, business first mindset, and executive presence.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title and Summary
Senior Counsel for Competition Law, Compliance and Policy
As Mastercard's Director, Senior Counsel for Competition Law, Compliance and Policy, you will help define, lead and oversee Mastercard's competition law and antitrust compliance policy. You will partner with all business lines to enable innovation and growth, whilst ensuring compliance in a rapidly evolving business and regulatory environment.
Role:• Report to the VP, Senior Managing Counsel, Competition Law, Compliance and Policy, and serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and their teams.• Help define, lead and oversee Mastercard's competition law and antitrust compliance policy, by:
o Managing Mastercard's Global Antitrust and Competition Law Policy to ensure that it reflects current developments in the law and the evolution of Mastercard's business.
o Performing periodic global competition law compliance risk assessments and designing and implementing controls to mitigate the identified risks.
o Implementing a comprehensive monitoring and testing program to measure and ensure the effectiveness of the Policy.
o Partnering with compliance and HR training teams to design, develop and implement online training and conduct live training.
o Developing and implementing a communications plan to enhance awareness of the Policy and presenting reports to senior management, risk and compliance committees.
o Identifying opportunities to streamline processes and drive efficiencies; including through technology and AI.
o Working closely with compliance and the law department to oversee and manage regulatory investigations and inquiries related to competition law/antitrust matters.
o Partnering with business and legal colleagues to evaluate and assess products, services and technologies to ensure compliance with competition laws and regulations.
All About You:
o Antitrust and competition law experience both as an outside counsel and in-house counsel with a deep understanding of US and EU competition laws.
o Prior experience and responsibility for developing and implementing antitrust compliance programs as an in-house counsel on either a regional or global level.
o Strong project management, process improvement skills and communication skills.
o Excellent strategic judgment, business first mindset, and executive presence.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
- Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
- Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
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